Prime Minister of Iceland

Prime Minister of Iceland
*Forsætisráðherra Íslands* (Icelandic)
Prime Minister of Iceland ; Forsætisráðherra Íslands (Icelandic)
	File:Coat of arms of Iceland.svg Coat of arms of Iceland
	File:Kristrún Frostadóttir 2021.jpgIncumbent; Kristrún Frostadóttir; since 21 December 2024
	Prime Minister's Office
Style	Madam Prime Minister (informal); Her Excellency (diplomatic);
Member of	State Council of Iceland; Cabinet of Iceland;
Seat	Reykjavík, Iceland
Appointer	President
Term length	No term limit
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Iceland; Law on the Cabinet of Iceland;
Precursor	Minister for Iceland
Inaugural holder	Jón Magnússon
Formation	1 February 1904; 121 years ago
Salary	2,021,825 kr/US$ 14,038 monthly
Website	eng.forsaetisraduneyti.is (in English); forsaetisraduneyti.is (in Icelandic)

The prime minister of Iceland (Icelandic: Forsætisráðherra Íslands) is Iceland's head of government. The prime minister is appointed formally by the president.

List of previous prime ministers[change]

Home Rule (1904–1918)[change]

Political party: Home Rule Independence Union Independent

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Took office	Left office	Party
File:Hannes Hafsteinn.jpg	Hannes Þórður Pétursson Hafstein (1861–1922) MP for Eyjafjarðarsýsla	1 February 1904	31 March 1909	Home Rule Party
File:Bjorn Jonsson.jpg	Björn Jónsson (1846–1912) MP for Barðastrandarsýsla	31 March 1909	14 March 1911	Independence Party
File:Kristjan Jonsson.jpg	Kristján Jónsson (1852–1926) MP for Borgarfjarðarsýsla	14 March 1911	24 July 1912	Independent
File:Hannes Hafsteinn.jpg	Hannes Hafstein (1861–1922) MP for Eyjafjarðarsýsla	24 July 1912	21 July 1914	Union Party
File:Sigurður Eggerz.jpg	Sigurður Eggerz (1875–1945) MP for West Skaftafellssýsla	21 July 1914	4 May 1915	Independence Party
File:EinarArnorsson.jpg	Einar Arnórsson (1880–1955) MP for Árnessýsla	4 May 1915	4 January 1917	Independence Party (Langsum)

Kingdom (1918–1944)[change]

Political party: Home Rule Independence Conservative Progressive Independent

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Term of office				Political Party	Cabinet	Election
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	#	Took Office	Left Office	Days	Political Party	Cabinet	Election
1	File:Jón Magnússon1.jpg	Jón Magnússon (1859–1926) MP for Reykjavík until 1920 not in Parliament from 1920	1	4 January 1917	25 February 1920	1888	Home Rule Party	HP–IP–PP	Oct. 1916
1	File:Jón Magnússon1.jpg		2	25 February 1920	7 March 1922	1888	Home Rule Party	HP–others	1919
2	File:Sigurður Eggerz.jpg	Sigurður Eggerz (1875–1945) MP without constituency	•	7 March 1922	22 March 1924	746	Independence Party	IP–others	1919
2	File:Sigurður Eggerz.jpg	Sigurður Eggerz (1875–1945) MP without constituency	•	7 March 1922	22 March 1924	746	Independence Party	IP–others	1923
(1)	File:Jón Magnússon1.jpg	Jón Magnússon (1859–1926) MP without constituency	3	22 March 1924	23 June 1926 (died)	823	Conservative Party	CP
3	File:Magnús Guðmundsson.jpg	Magnús Guðmundsson Acting (1879–1937) MP for Skagafjarðarsýsla	3	23 June 1926	8 July 1926	15	Conservative Party	CP
4	File:JThorl1927.jpg	Jón Þorláksson (1877–1935) MP without constituency	•	8 July 1926	28 August 1927	416	Conservative Party	CP
5	File:Tryggvi Þórhallson.jpg	Tryggvi Þórhallsson (1889–1935) MP for Strandasýsla	•	28 August 1927	3 June 1932	1741	Progressive Party	PP	1927
5	File:Tryggvi Þórhallson.jpg	Tryggvi Þórhallsson (1889–1935) MP for Strandasýsla	•	28 August 1927	3 June 1932	1741	Progressive Party	PP	1931
6	File:Asgeir Asgeirsson.jpg	Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1894–1972) MP for West Ísafjarðarsýsla	•	3 June 1932	28 July 1934	785	Progressive Party	PP–IP–Peasants	1931
6	File:Asgeir Asgeirsson.jpg		•	3 June 1932	28 July 1934	785	Progressive Party	PP–IP–Peasants	1933
7	File:Herman Jonassón.jpg	Hermann Jónasson (1896–1976) MP for Strandasýsla	1	28 July 1934	2 April 1938	2849	Progressive Party	PP–SDP	1934
			2	2 April 1938	17 April 1939			PP	1937
			3	17 April 1939	18 November 1941			PP–IP–SDP
			4	18 November 1941	16 May 1942			PP–IP–SDP
8	File:Olafur Thors.jpg	Ólafur Tryggvason Thors (1892–1964) MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla	1	16 May 1942	16 December 1942	214	Independence Party	IP	Jul.1942
8	File:Olafur Thors.jpg		1	16 May 1942	16 December 1942	214	Independence Party	IP	Oct.1942
9	File:Björn Þórðarson.png	Björn Þórðarson (1879–1963) not in Parliament	•	16 December 1942	21 October 1944	675	Independent	—	Oct.1942

Republic (1944–present)[change]

Political party: Independence Progressive Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Alliance Left-Green

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Term of office				Political Party	Cabinet	Election	President (term)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	#	Took Office	Left Office	Days	Political Party	Cabinet	Election	President (term)
(12)	File:Olafur Thors.jpg	Ólafur Thors (1892–1964) MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla	2	21 October 1944	4 February 1947	836	Independence Party	IP–SDP–SP	1946	Sveinn Björnsson File:Sveinn Björnsson.jpg (1944–1952)
14	File:Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson.jpg	Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson (1894–1980) MP for Eyjafjarðarsýsla	1	4 February 1947	6 December 1949	1036	Social Democratic Party	IP–SDP–SP	1946
(12)	File:Olafur Thors.jpg	Ólafur Thors (1892–1964) MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla	3	6 December 1949	14 March 1950	98	Independence Party	IP	1949
15	File:Steingrímur Steinþórsson.jpg	Steingrímur Steinþórsson (1893–1966) MP for Skagafjarðarsýsla	1	14 March 1950	11 September 1953	1277	Progressive Party	PP–IP	1949
(12)	File:Olafur Thors.jpg	Ólafur Thors (1892–1964) MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla	4	11 September 1953	24 July 1956	1035	Independence Party	PP–IP	1953	Ásgeir Ásgeirsson File:Iceland President Ásgeir Ásgeirsson. Jerusalem 1966 (D803-058) (cropped).jpg (1952–1968)
(11)	File:Hermann Jonasson.jpg	Hermann Jónasson (1896–1976) MP for Strandasýsla	5	24 July 1956	23 December 1958	894	Progressive Party	PP–SDP–PA	1956
16	File:Emil Jónsson.jpg	Emil Jónsson (1902–1986) MP for Hafnarfjörður	1	23 December 1958	20 November 1959	332	Social Democratic Party	SDP	Jun. 1959
(12)	File:Olafur Thors.jpg	Ólafur Thors (1892–1964) MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla	5	20 November 1959	8 September 1961	658	Independence Party	IP–SDP	Oct. 1959
17	File:Bjarni Benediktsson 1908.jpg	Bjarni Benediktsson Acting (1908–1970) MP for Reykjavík		8 September 1961	31 December 1961	114	Independence Party
(12)	File:Olafur Thors.jpg	Ólafur Thors (1892–1964) MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla		1 January 1962	14 November 1963	682	Independence Party
(17)	File:Bjarni Benediktsson 1908.jpg	Bjarni Benediktsson (1908–1970) MP for Reykjavík	1	14 November 1963	10 July 1970 (died)	2430	Independence Party		1963
(17)	File:Bjarni Benediktsson 1908.jpg	Bjarni Benediktsson (1908–1970) MP for Reykjavík	1	14 November 1963	10 July 1970 (died)	2430	Independence Party		1967	Kristján Eldjárn File:Kristján Eldjárn (1982).jpg (1968–1980)
18	File:Jóhann Hafstein.jpg	Jóhann Hafstein (1915–1980) MP for Reykjavík	1	Acting: 10 July 10 October 1970	14 July 1971	369	Independence Party		1967
19		Ólafur Jóhannesson (1913–1984) MP for Northwestern	1	14 July 1971	28 August 1974	1141	Progressive Party	PP–PA–LL	1971
20	File:Geir Hallgrímsson (cropped).jpg	Geir Hallgrímsson (1925–1990) MP for Reykjavík	1	28 August 1974	1 September 1978	1465	Independence Party	IP–PP	1974
(19)		Ólafur Jóhannesson (1913–1984) MP for Northwestern	2	1 September 1978	15 October 1979	409	Progressive Party	PP–PA	1978
21		Benedikt Gröndal (1924–2010) MP for Reykjavík	1	15 October 1979	8 February 1980	116	Social Democratic Party	SDP	1979
22		Gunnar Thoroddsen (1910–1983) MP for Reykjavík	1	8 February 1980	26 May 1983	1203	Independence Party (*Gunnar's faction)	IP*–PP–PA	1979	Vigdís Finnbogadóttir File:Vigdis Finnbogadottir (1985).jpg (1980–1996)
23	File:Visit of Steingrimur Hermannsson, Icelandic Prime Minister, to the CEC (cropped).jpg	Steingrímur Hermannsson (1928–2010) MP for Westfjords	1	26 May 1983	8 July 1987	1504	Progressive Party	PP–IP	1983
24	File:Þorsteinn Pálsson (cropped).jpeg	Þorsteinn Pálsson (born 1947) MP for Southern	1	8 July 1987	28 September 1988	448	Independence Party	IP–PP–SDP	1987
(23)	File:Visit of Steingrimur Hermannsson, Icelandic Prime Minister, to the CEC (cropped).jpg	Steingrímur Hermannsson (1928–2010) MP for Reykjanes	2	28 September 1988	30 April 1991	944	Progressive Party	PP–SDP–PA
(23)		Steingrímur Hermannsson (1928–2010) MP for Reykjanes	3	28 September 1988	30 April 1991	944	Progressive Party	PP–SDP–PA–CiP
25	File:Bilden ar tagen vid Nordiska radets session i Oslo, 2003.jpg	Davíð Oddsson (born 1948) MP for Reykjavík until 2003 MP for Reykjavík North from 2003	1	30 April 1991	15 September 2004	4887	Independence Party	IP–SDP	1991
			2					IP–PP	1995	Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson File:Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, September 2011 (cropped).jpeg (1996–2016)
			3						1999
			4						2003
26	File:Halldor Asgrimsson generalsekreterare Nordiska ministerradet.jpg	Halldór Ásgrímsson (1947–2015) MP for Reykjavík North	1	15 September 2004	15 June 2006	638	Progressive Party
27	File:Geir H. Haarde Islands utrikesminister (cropped).png	Geir Haarde (born 1951) MP for Reykjavík South	1	15 June 2006	1 February 2009	962	Independence Party
27	File:Geir H. Haarde Islands utrikesminister (cropped).png	Geir Haarde (born 1951) MP for Reykjavík South	2	15 June 2006	1 February 2009	962	Independence Party	IP–SDA	2007
28	File:Johanna sigurdardottir official portrait.jpg	Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (born 1942) MP for Reykjavík North	1	1 February 2009	23 May 2013	1572	Social Democratic Alliance	SDA–LGM	2007
28	File:Johanna sigurdardottir official portrait.jpg		2	1 February 2009	23 May 2013	1572	Social Democratic Alliance	SDA–LGM	2009
29	File:Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson 2013.jpg	Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson (born 1975) MP for Northeast	1	23 May 2013	7 April 2016	1049	Progressive Party	PP–IP	2013
30	File:Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson 2016.jpg	Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson (born 1962) MP for South	1	7 April 2016	11 January 2017	280	Progressive Party	PP–IP	2013	Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson File:Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (cropped).jpg (2016–2024)
31	File:Bjarni Benediktsson - 2023 (cropped).jpg	Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1970) MP for Southwest	1	11 January 2017	30 November 2017	323	Independence Party	IP–RP–BF	2016
32	File:Katrín Jakobsdóttir 2017.jpg	Katrín Jakobsdóttir (born 1976) MP for Reykjavík North	1	30 November 2017	9 April 2024	2322	Left-Green Movement	LGM–IP–PP	2017
32	File:Katrín Jakobsdóttir 2017.jpg	Katrín Jakobsdóttir (born 1976) MP for Reykjavík North	2	30 November 2017	9 April 2024	2322	Left-Green Movement		2021
(31)	File:Bjarni Benediktsson - 2023 (cropped).jpg	Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1970) MP for Southwest	2	9 April 2024	21 December 2024	256	Independence Party		2021	Halla Tómasdóttir File:Halla Tómasdóttir at Arctic Circle 2024 cropped.jpg (2024–present)
33	File:Kristrún Frostadóttir 2021.jpg	Kristrún Frostadóttir (born 1988) MP for Reykjavík South	1	21 December 2024	Incumbent	187	Social Democratic Alliance	SDA–RP–PP	2024

References[change]

↑ "2016.3.001 Alþingismenn, ráðherrar og forseti Íslands" [2016.3.001 Parliamentarians, Ministers and President of Iceland] (PDF). Kjararáð (in íslenska). p. 7.

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[1] "2016.3.001 Alþingismenn, ráðherrar og forseti Íslands" [2016.3.001 Parliamentarians, Ministers and President of Iceland] (PDF). Kjararáð (in íslenska). p. 7.

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